The Response of Tropical Rainforest Dead Wood Respiration to Seasonal Drought

Date

2013

Authors

Rowland, L
Stahl, C
Bonal, D
Siebicke, L
Williams, Mathew
Meir, Patrick

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Springer Verlag

Abstract

Coarse woody debris (CWD, dead wood sections ≥10 cm diameter) represents a large store of carbon in tropical forests; however, estimates of the flux of carbon from CWD in these forests remain poorly constrained. The objective of this study was to resolv

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Keywords: coarse woody debris; dead wood; drought; dry season; moisture content; rainforest; soil respiration; soil water; water content; wet season; French Guiana; Paracou Amazon rainforest; coarse woody debris; respiration; seasonal drought; soil water content; woody moisture content

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Ecosystems

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Journal article

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2037-12-31